The cult of Venus Verticordia was established in 220 BC, just before the beginning of the Second Punic War, in response to advice from a Sibylline oracle,[1] when a series of prodigies was taken to signify divine displeasure at sexual offenses among Romans of every category and class, including several men and three Vestal Virgins.[2] Her statue was dedicated by a young woman, chosen as the most pudica (sexually pure) in Rome by a committee of Roman matrons. At first, the statue was probably housed within the temple to Fortuna Virilis. This cult, older than that to Venus Verticordia but possibly perceived as weak or gone to seed, may have benefited from the moral and religious support of Venus as a relatively new but senior deity; for Ovid, Venus's acceptance of the epithet and its responsibilities represented the goddess's own change of heart. In 114 BC Venus Verticordia was given her own temple.[3] She was meant to persuade Romans of both sexes and every class, whether married or unmarried, to cherish the traditional sexual proprieties and morality known to please the gods and benefit the State. During the Veneralia, her cult image was taken from her temple to the men's baths, where it was undressed and washed in warm water by her female attendants, then garlanded with myrtle. At the Veneralia, women and men asked Venus Verticordia for her help in affairs of the heart, sex, betrothal and marriage.[4]Fortuna Virilis was given cult on the same day.
^See Staples, Ariadne, From Good Goddess to vestal virgins: sex and category in Roman religion, Routledge, 1998, pp. 105 - 9.
^Carter, Jesse Benedict, "The Cognomina of the Goddess 'Fortuna,'" Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 31, 1900, p. 66. [1]
^Langlands, p. 59, citing Ovid, Fasti, 4. 155 - 62. Romans considered personal ethics or mentality to be functions of the heart.
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veneralia, ancient, roman, festival, celebrated, april, kalends, aprilis, honor, venus, verticordia, venus, changer, hearts, fortuna, virilis, manly, virile, fortune, feast, venus, rubens, fanciful, depiction, women, celebrating, surrounded, mythological, crea. The Veneralia was an ancient Roman festival celebrated April 1 the Kalends of Aprilis in honor of Venus Verticordia Venus the changer of hearts and Fortuna Virilis Manly or Virile Fortune VeneraliaThe Feast of Venus by Rubens is a fanciful depiction of women celebrating Veneralia surrounded by mythological creaturesObserved byAncient RomansTypeClassical Roman religionObservancesRitual bathing and adornment of the cult statue of VenusDateApril 1 The cult of Venus Verticordia was established in 220 BC just before the beginning of the Second Punic War in response to advice from a Sibylline oracle 1 when a series of prodigies was taken to signify divine displeasure at sexual offenses among Romans of every category and class including several men and three Vestal Virgins 2 Her statue was dedicated by a young woman chosen as the most pudica sexually pure in Rome by a committee of Roman matrons At first the statue was probably housed within the temple to Fortuna Virilis This cult older than that to Venus Verticordia but possibly perceived as weak or gone to seed may have benefited from the moral and religious support of Venus as a relatively new but senior deity for Ovid Venus s acceptance of the epithet and its responsibilities represented the goddess s own change of heart In 114 BC Venus Verticordia was given her own temple 3 She was meant to persuade Romans of both sexes and every class whether married or unmarried to cherish the traditional sexual proprieties and morality known to please the gods and benefit the State During the Veneralia her cult image was taken from her temple to the men s baths where it was undressed and washed in warm water by her female attendants then garlanded with myrtle At the Veneralia women and men asked Venus Verticordia for her help in affairs of the heart sex betrothal and marriage 4 Fortuna Virilis was given cult on the same day See also editApril Fools DayReferences edit Either the Sibylline Books Valerius Maximus 8 15 12 or the Cumaean Sibyl Ovid Fasti 4 155 62 See Staples Ariadne From Good Goddess to vestal virgins sex and category in Roman religion Routledge 1998 pp 105 9 Carter Jesse Benedict The Cognomina of the Goddess Fortuna Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association Vol 31 1900 p 66 1 Langlands p 59 citing Ovid Fasti 4 155 62 Romans considered personal ethics or mentality to be functions of the heart External links editA description of the festival nbsp This Ancient Rome related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a religious festival is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veneralia amp oldid 1190461347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
